CHAPTER 10- OLD FOES
Sanosuke showed up at the Kamiya dojo for breakfast the next morning. He spotted Jiani sitting on the steps, her sword resting across one shoulder. This was her typical relaxed stance nowadays.
He came up to her, hoping to look cool and casual. "Good morning, Jiani."
She glanced up at him and smiled slightly. "Ohayo, Sanosuke. Did you have a good time last night?"
The young man groaned, reminded of his hangover-caused headache. "Oy, maybe TOO good of a time." He peered past her towards the kitchen. "When's breakfast? I'm starving!"
Darn it for him; he couldn't act formal and gentlemanly on an empty stomach, even in front of the redhead samurai.
Jiani seemed to not notice any change and replied. "Kaoru is preparing it as of right now. She said she would call when it was ready."
"Oh okay. Mind if I sit down then?"
She quickly moved over, allowing him room to rest his back against the wall. Sanosuke sighed contently as he folded his arms behind his head. "Whew, I'm beat! Sake does a number on your mind, that's for sure."
"Hn."
He looked up at the pink morning sky. "Yep, it tricked me into thinking I saw a whole gang of riders coming into town."
Jiani blinked at this. "A gang of riders?"
"Seemed so real too." He told her. "But I guess I was too drunk."
Jiani's head was spinning. 'That's why I had such a restless sleep last night. Sanosuke might have actually seen them! If that's true, my senses are correct!'
Sanosuke took notice of her uneasiness. "Hey, what's the matter?"
Before she could respond, Kaoru, her face singed, poked her head out the door. "Jiani! It's ready!"
"R-right." Jiani quickly stood up, but Sanosuke placed a hand on her shoulder.
"Wait," he said. "Tell me what's the matter!"
"I sense trouble." She murmured.
At breakfast, Yahiko brought up that there was a festival to be held in town to honor those who died in one of the attacks during the war.
"The Akabeko is going to supply all kinds of food!" he piped. "And it looks like everyone's going!"
Kaoru beamed. "Ah! I haven't been to a festival in so long! I can't wait!"
"Sounds good to me." Sanosuke chimed in. "I'll go too!"
He glanced over at Jiani, who was quietly nibbling at her food. "Want to go, Jiani?"
Jiani didn't answer. She simply stared at her dish, obviously deep in thought. It didn't seem like anything to be concerned about, since Jiani thought a great deal more than she spoke, but rarely did she leave a question unanswered.
Sanosuke blinked. "Jiani?"
"All right, I too will go." She replied.
"Great! I'll find you the perfect kimono!" Kaoru piped, clearly excited.
Sanosuke showed up at the Kamiya dojo for breakfast the next morning. He spotted Jiani sitting on the steps, her sword resting across one shoulder. This was her typical relaxed stance nowadays.
He came up to her, hoping to look cool and casual. "Good morning, Jiani."
She glanced up at him and smiled slightly. "Ohayo, Sanosuke. Did you have a good time last night?"
The young man groaned, reminded of his hangover-caused headache. "Oy, maybe TOO good of a time." He peered past her towards the kitchen. "When's breakfast? I'm starving!"
Darn it for him; he couldn't act formal and gentlemanly on an empty stomach, even in front of the redhead samurai.
Jiani seemed to not notice any change and replied. "Kaoru is preparing it as of right now. She said she would call when it was ready."
"Oh okay. Mind if I sit down then?"
She quickly moved over, allowing him room to rest his back against the wall. Sanosuke sighed contently as he folded his arms behind his head. "Whew, I'm beat! Sake does a number on your mind, that's for sure."
"Hn."
He looked up at the pink morning sky. "Yep, it tricked me into thinking I saw a whole gang of riders coming into town."
Jiani blinked at this. "A gang of riders?"
"Seemed so real too." He told her. "But I guess I was too drunk."
Jiani's head was spinning. 'That's why I had such a restless sleep last night. Sanosuke might have actually seen them! If that's true, my senses are correct!'
Sanosuke took notice of her uneasiness. "Hey, what's the matter?"
Before she could respond, Kaoru, her face singed, poked her head out the door. "Jiani! It's ready!"
"R-right." Jiani quickly stood up, but Sanosuke placed a hand on her shoulder.
"Wait," he said. "Tell me what's the matter!"
"I sense trouble." She murmured.
At breakfast, Yahiko brought up that there was a festival to be held in town to honor those who died in one of the attacks during the war.
"The Akabeko is going to supply all kinds of food!" he piped. "And it looks like everyone's going!"
Kaoru beamed. "Ah! I haven't been to a festival in so long! I can't wait!"
"Sounds good to me." Sanosuke chimed in. "I'll go too!"
He glanced over at Jiani, who was quietly nibbling at her food. "Want to go, Jiani?"
Jiani didn't answer. She simply stared at her dish, obviously deep in thought. It didn't seem like anything to be concerned about, since Jiani thought a great deal more than she spoke, but rarely did she leave a question unanswered.
Sanosuke blinked. "Jiani?"
"All right, I too will go." She replied.
"Great! I'll find you the perfect kimono!" Kaoru piped, clearly excited.